When finishing work the next day, Shen Xiaobei used the excuse of going to the toilet and asked Fan Huifang and the others to leave first.
She went to find Ma Deliang.
She said that when she went to the county town tomorrow, she would buy him a small gift as a thank you. She had not forgotten this.
After calling Ma Deliang on the road, Shen Xiaobei handed him a pen that he had selected in advance from the space.
By the way, I took a look at the pen he had inserted in the breast pocket of his shirt. The pen cap looked very old.
He smiled and said, "Scorer Ma, here's the little gift I promised you! You have to keep track of your work points every day, so I'm giving you this pen. I think you shouldn't think it's too much, right?"
Ma Deliang had excellent grades when he was studying and has always been a person who loves books, notebooks and pens.
When he saw the new fountain pen with a black tube and gold edges that Shen Xiaobei handed over, which was generous and stylish, his eyes suddenly flashed with light.
However, politeness made him restrain the urge to take it and take a closer look.
"Chen Zhiqing, why did you really buy a gift? This must be quite expensive. How can I accept such an expensive gift from you? You should just return it!"
"How can I return something I've already bought? Besides, it's not easy to go to the county town. I don't want to go all the way just to return a pen!"
"Okay, okay, horse scorer, since I've already bought it and I don't need it myself, just take it! If you don't take it, then you're just trying to make me owe you a favor and make me feel uneasy!"
“This, Shen Zhiqing, how could I possibly think so?”
"That's fine, take it! It wouldn't be nice if someone saw us arguing here, wouldn't it?"
"This...Okay then! Thank you, Shen Zhiqing!"
At Shen Xiaobei's insistence, Ma Deliang took the pen with both hands with a look of joy that he could not completely contain.
Then he turned the pen tube and looked at it, as if he couldn't let it go.
"Horse Scorer, do you usually read?"
"I'll read it when I have time, but I don't have many books to read at home."
"You went to middle school. Do you still have those books from middle school? Do you read them regularly?"
"The books from middle school are there, but I haven't read them much since I stopped going to school."
"Oh, I think if you have time, you can review those high school textbooks again."
"Ah? Why did Shen Zhiqing say that?"
Shen Xiaobei’s words made Ma Deliang a little puzzled.
He is already 20 years old and works as a scorer in the production team. Why does he still need to review his middle school textbooks?
"Didn't Confucius say, 'Reviewing the old allows one to learn new things'? I think by reviewing my high school textbooks again, I should be able to learn some new things."
"Oh, so that's what Shen Zhiqing meant! Okay, then I'll take out those books and read them again when I have time!"
"Okay! By the way, Marker Ma, has anyone in our production team or brigade ever attended high school? Does anyone have high school textbooks at home?"
"Uh... well, I haven't heard much about our production team, but with so many people in our brigade, there must be someone who has attended high school. I'll ask my dad, he might know something!"
"Ma Scorer, go back and ask your dad if anyone has any high school textbooks. You can borrow them and study on your own! It's always good to learn more, right?"
"Yes! Yes! Actually, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, Mr. Shen, but I'm really ashamed of myself for studying high school textbooks. I've never thought about it before! Ever since I became the scorer of our production team, all I've been thinking about is how to do my job as a scorer well."
"There's nothing to be ashamed of! The fact that you're able to do your job as a scorekeeper well is already outstanding. You've already surpassed many of those who just muddle through and do their work half-heartedly!"
"Haha, Shen Zhiqing, you're too kind!"
Being praised by Shen Xiaobei for his excellence, Ma Deliang scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
"I'm not giving you any compliments! Okay, horse scorer, I have to get back now. I won't keep you any longer! See you later!"
"Remember what I just told you. When you have time, read more about your middle and high school textbooks! As the old saying goes, 'You only regret not having read enough when you need it.' I believe that there will always be a time when you'll need the knowledge in those textbooks."
"Okay, Shen Zhiqing, I'll remember what you said! See you later!"
Ma Deliang smiled shyly and said this, then he and Shen Xiaobei went back home.
He put the pen that Shen Xiaobei gave him into his trouser pocket very lovingly.
Decided to keep it well for now.
Wait until the old pen you have been using is no longer usable, then take it out and use it.
Shen Xiaobei gave Ma Deliang a pen as a thank you gift, but it was not her true intention.
Her real intention was to take this opportunity to remind Ma Deliang to continue studying his middle school and high school textbooks.
Ma Deliang had excellent grades in school and was very responsible as a scorer. She thought he was a talented person and also a kind and enthusiastic person.
If such a person always stayed in the countryside as a scorekeeper, or was promoted to an accountant in the brigade in the future, Shen Xiaobei would feel sorry for him.
I feel like he's underemployed!
There were still five years before the resumption of the college entrance examination, and Ma Deliang was 25 years old at that time.
For a man, this is still a very youthful period, a time when he should work hard, take a chance, and change his destiny by passing the college entrance examination. She thinks Ma Deliang will be tempted by then.
However, there was only about a month between the time when the public learned of the resumption of the college entrance examination and the actual college entrance examination.
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